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Electronic Displays

Technology Map Detailed Contents September 2021

Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

  • Liquid-Crystal Displays
    • Performance
    • How an LCD Operates
    • Supertwisted LCDs
    • In-Plane Switching LCDs
    • LCD Powering and Backlighting Issues
    • Large-Area LCDs
  • Plasma Displays
  • Organic Light-Emitting-Diode Displays
  • Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting-Diode Displays
  • Microled Displays
  • Nomenclature and Abbreviations
  • Display Technologies
    • Passive-Matrix Addressing
    • Active-Matrix Addressing
    • Subpixel Matrices
    • Color
  • MEMS-Based Displays
  • Displays on Silicon
  • E-Paper Displays
    • Front-Plane Technology
    • Backplane Technology
  • 3D Displays
  • Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

Commercial Development Parameters

  • Demand Factors
  • General Constraints
  • Synergistic Technologies
    • Display Drivers
    • Codecs
    • Touch Screens
    • Flexible Electronics
  • Competing Technologies
    • Voice Interfaces
    • Paper
  • Required Resources
  • Regulatory Factors
    • Energy Mandates
    • Emissions Restrictions

Areas to Monitor

  • The Chinese Market
  • OLED Display Competition
  • E-Paper Displays
  • Micro-LED Displays
  • Virtual Reality (VR)
  • Augmented Reality (AR)
  • New Television Formats
  • Flexible/Foldable Devices

Implications of Commercialization

  • Continued Dominance of LCD Technology
  • Demand for Electronic Replacements for Paper
  • Advances in the Mobile Industry
  • Growth of OLED Technology

Opportunities

  • TVs
    • High-Dynamic-Range Television
    • TV-Industry Structure
    • Commercial Opportunities
  • Displays for Mobile Phones
    • Value Chain for the Mobile-Handset Industry
    • Rise of Original Design Manufacturers
  • Displays for Consumer-Portable-Electronic Devices
  • Tablet Computers
  • QD-LED Displays
  • Virtual-Reality-Display Systems
  • Augmented-Reality Systems
  • Paper Replacements
    • Retail Shelf and Counter Labels
    • Text-Based Content Readers
  • Digital Billboards
  • Cinema Displays
  • Pico Projectors

Updates

Viewpoints Features

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